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Old 02-10-2009, 09:52 PM   #15
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The financial troubles of the US auto industry have been known for some time... However Todays paper made the issue a bit more real.
and I am worried.

It stated that GM and Crysler may be forced into bankruptcy to assure the US gov is payed for the $17.4 billion dollars in loans they have recieved.

if federal officials do not come to an agreement to change thier position regarding payment, they have the option to force bankruptcy upon the automakers.

it says this wld be a condition of more bail out aid.
how wld aid help them if they are bankrupt?

if this were to happen what will happen to us?



maybe the GT500 isnt looking so bad...


we've been over this, discontinuing the camaro at this point would cost MORE than going ahead with production
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Old 02-10-2009, 09:53 PM   #16
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HA! Ya right, like the government expects their payback already? Show me where the conditions of the loan said "two(or so) months".
Quote from the AP in today's paper..."GM and Chrysler must present their plans to the government by Feb.17, but they do not have to have them completed until March 31, when the government can demand repayment of the loans if it decides the companies can't become viable".

GM Vice Chairman Bob Lutz said (not a direct quote) that GM will have to become a smaller company in the U.S. and find the right-sizing that's going to permit a profitable existence in a much smaller market.

We do know by now that GM has shut down some truck and SUV plants, but I don't think ANY of this will affect the outcome of the proverbial "Shining Star"...The Camaro. Cross your fingers that I'm correct in my assumption.
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Old 02-10-2009, 09:53 PM   #17
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Old 02-10-2009, 09:54 PM   #18
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maybe the GT500 isnt looking so bad...
Oh Gawd, why, why would you say something like that
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Old 02-10-2009, 09:54 PM   #19
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The good bankruptcy . . . C11 is ok that is a working restructuring and keeps a company in business making product at a profit to pay back dept while it restructures

The bad bankruptcy. . . C7 is liquidation of the company by selling off all valued assets and elimination jobs. It costs about 1.5-2 million dollars to shut down a plant from start to exit.

Comparatively

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Old 02-10-2009, 09:55 PM   #20
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Quote from the AP in today's paper..."GM and Chrysler must present their plans to the government by Feb.17, but they do not have to have them completed until March 31, when the government can demand repayment of the loans if it decides the companies can't become viable".
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Oh yea, i seen that part. I thought something along the lines of just paying the money back...
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Everybody just wants to make headlines, and the more doom and gloom, the more they sell. Pricks.
Exactly, and unfortunately these assholes who print the doom and gloom sell copies...and keep the average american citizen from spending his money and circulating the economy.......great
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Think about it. They're already making a profit from the Camaro. How many have been pre-ordered?
We won't have to worry about the Camaro untill October to see if it sells enough to make a profit from the other 88,000 or so that still need to be sold.
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Old 02-10-2009, 10:02 PM   #23
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Maybe GM will go through bankruptcy. EVen if they do go through bankruptcy this does not mean closing your doors and not selling cars though, especially in this case. Really bankruptcy could help GM out except for the all of the chicken littles in the media that would yell about this being the end of GM and scaring off customers due to warranty concerns.
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Yeah why would they waste 2+ years of design and engineering to just cut it. Do you know how much money they have to make back on this car. I am not worried about my Camaro and i have not even ordered one (broke collage kid).
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Quote from the AP in today's paper..."GM and Chrysler must present their plans to the government by Feb.17, but they do not have to have them completed until March 31, when the government can demand repayment of the loans if it decides the companies can't become viable"
hmmmm. I wonder if the Feb. 16 launch of the camaro was going to be bad timing, with GM having to go to congress and present prof of how viable the company is now becoming. I say this was one of the biggest reasons for the delay to march 16 not the so much the ABL or other " issues" they have told us.
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hmmmm. I wonder if the Feb. 16 launch of the camaro was going to be bad timing, with GM having to go to congress and present prof of how viable the company is now becoming. I say this was one of the biggest reasons for the delay to march 16 not the so much the ABL or other " issues" they have told us.
Good point. Makes one wonder.
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Old 02-10-2009, 10:10 PM   #27
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The Camaro is way to close to production they already have or should have all parts needs to assemble and are not going to shove all the time and work and money up their asses.
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hmmmm. I wonder if the Feb. 16 launch of the camaro was going to be bad timing, with GM having to go to congress and present prof of how viable the company is now becoming. I say this was one of the biggest reasons for the delay to march 16 not the so much the ABL or other " issues" they have told us.
I considered this but dismissed because they actually have til end of March. The Feb. meeting is to make sure their on track as far as what the Gov. will want.
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